UPDATE: Rat-Proof Trash Cans To Arrive In Fort Greene
Housing development first in the nabe to get the containers courtesy of Forest City Ratner and the office of Councilwoman Letitia James.
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For a few lucky Fort Greene residents dealing with a rise in the rat population—which may or may not be tied to Atlantic Yards construction—help is on its way.
According to Letitia James, D-Brooklyn, 150 heavy-duty rat resident trashcans will be distrubuted for the residents of S. Oxford Homes.
The 141-unit housing development is located a short distance away from the rising Barclays Center project between Atlantic Avenue and Fulton Street.
James pushed for the receptacles during a Sept. 22 Atlantic Yards Cabinet meeting with a representative of developer Forest City Ratner, community leaders and other "stakeholders" affected by the massive construction project.
The trashcans may be distributed as early as this weekend, James said.
stephanie
9:22 am on Wednesday, October 26, 2011
I live in that development and still haven't received the new cans... please follow up on this story.
Paul Leonard
3:43 pm on Thursday, October 27, 2011
Still no date scheduled for the trash can giveaway, though a staffer at Tish James' office said it would be soon. Stay tuned.